Maitland, William G., 1846-? to Joseph M. Maitland

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.131-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
17 July 1864
Author/Creator
Maitland, William G., 1846-?
Title
to Joseph M. Maitland
Place Written
Miami County, Ohio
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 27.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Addresses letter "My Dear Bro." Says he has been working very hard on the harvest for the last nine days. Anticipates four tons of hay from two acres and twenty bushels of wheat per acre. Remarks that school is opening next week and if he finishes the harvesting he will try his "hand at getting a certificate..." Reports a friend was killed at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (27 June 1864) led by Union general William T. Sherman, whose wife just had a child a few days ago. Expresses sadness for "the widows and orphans this war is making." Letter continues the following day. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope.

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